"Master Harold"...and the Boys

"Master Harold"...and the Boys

"Master Harold"...and the Boys

"Master Harold"...and the Boys

Overview

Loosely autobiographical, this searing coming-of-age story is considered by many to be Fugard’s masterpiece. A white teen who has grown up in the affectionate company of the two Black waiters who work in his mother’s tea room in Port Elizabeth learns that his viciously racist, alcoholic father is on his way home from the hospital. An ensuing rage unwittingly triggers his inevitable passage into the culture of hatred fostered by apartheid.

Cautions

  • Caution Strong Language Strong Language

Details

  • Time Period: 1950s
  • Cast Attributes: Role(s) for Black Actor(s), All Men
  • Target Audience: Adult

Authors

Athol Fugard

Athol Fugard is an internationally acclaimed South African playwright whose best-known work deals with the political and social upheaval of the apartheid system in South Africa. He was educated at the University of Cape Town. His plays include “Master Harold”...and the Boys, ...

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